Land for sale

Manor Farm, Wentworth, Ely, Cambridgeshire CB6

An equipped residential farm with redevelopment potential

Description
lot 1 - manor farmhouse and buildings
Farmhouse

Manor Farmhouse is an attractive Grade II listed house thought to date from the mid 17th and early 18th century and predominantly built using a timber frame with brick walls under a tiled roof. Extending to over 3,600 sqft, the house is well proportioned, was last occupied in 2022 and requires comprehensive redevelopment to recreate a beautiful family home.

Accommodation on the ground floor comprises a kitchen/dining room with a utility room and a pantry, sitting room, lounge, study and several further stores. Upstairs are six bedrooms and a bathroom.

Access to the house is from Church Road and heading through the farmyard to the house. There is parking for several cars to the front of the house with gardens surrounding to rear.

Farm buildings

Located to the north of Manor Farmhouse are the farm buildings which previously formed the heart of the wider farm. They are a combination of traditional and more modern agricultural stock buildings and which may now have potential for change of use (subject to securing the necessary planning consents).

Lot 2 - manor farm

The land at Manor Farm faces south and leads on from the farmhouse and buildings. The majority of the land is located to the east of Church road with 3 fields to the west. The land is principally split into 11 enclosures and are a mixture of pasture and arable fields. There are smaller areas of hedges, ponds and unproductive areas.

The land is classified as Grade 3 on the Soil Map of England and Wales. The soils are of the Hanslope series, a calcareous clay loam most suited to the growing of high yielding conventional cereal crops and grassland.

The land is occupied under a Farm Business Tenancy terminating on 10th October 2027. Further information is available from the selling agents.

The tenant has entered the land into a Countryside Stewardship agreement ref 1456890 and manages a successful game shoot over the property.

Location
Manor Farm lies within the small picturesque village of Wentworth near Ely in Cambridgeshire. It is located to the south of the A142 between the villages of Witchford and Sutton.

The cathedral city of Ely is located to the east and offers a unique blend of rich history, scenic beauty, and vibrant culture. Much of the city built around the magnificent Ely Cathedral. Ely has a good range of state and private schooling and excellent transport links with direct trains to Cambridge and London beyond.

Acreage:
174.26 Acres

Directions
The nearest postcode is CB6 3QE.
The entrance to the farmyard can be found using the What3Words location service under the reference ///downsize.return.outline.

Additional Info
Any guide price quoted or discussed is exclusive of VAT. The property (with the exception of Manor Farmhouse) is elected for VAT. Such tax will be payable in addition to the purchase price.